I bought several vegan cookbooks before I bought VWAV...needless to say...VWAV changed everything...the way I thought about vegan food, cooked it, imagined recipes...everything!

I have since bought nearly all of Isa and Terry's books, but the one I rely on the most and ALWAYS ALWAYS come back to is VWAV. Mine is covered in stains and tattered, and the pages are folded and marked in, but I love this book so much.

If my house were on fire, I would grab my cats, important documents and this cookbook. It is the most down to earth, real, not-too-fancy-yet-still-keeps-things-interesting-and-delicious cookbook that I own. I cannot say enough good things about it. It is better than all the others combined (IMO).

Has anyone tried making the batter for the pumpkin waffles ahead of time? The night before? Just wondering if it could be done without sacrificing quality. I rarely feel like cooking when I first get up in the morning, and I generally wake up hungry. I could probably throw batter in the waffle iron and put some Tofurky tempeh bacon on the stove, but measuring and mixing is more than I want to do in the morning.

hi everyone. I just bought VwAV and I would like to make Isa's breakfast veggie chorizo recipe from page 20-21 in VwaV. However, among other things, the recipe calls for 1 cup TVP (I have the small kind) to 3 cups water. I know Isa is a mad genius but 3 cups of water seems like a lot.

Has anyone made this before? Any tips for me?

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Hi! This is my first post here...indeed my first visit! I'm kind of perplexed. I made the crunchy peanut butter cookies, and they were anything but crunchy. They were sort of "sandy" and crumbled. Any ideas about what happened? This is one of my first vegan baking ventures, so I was bummed. They still all got eaten because they tasted great...it just didn't seem right! Thanks!

oh no, that sucks that it was your first vegan baking ventures because that recipe just doesn't work for most people. it's like, the one recipe in all the isa/terry books that people consistently have issues with. Try the chocolate chip cookies in vwav or try these peanut butter blondies! http://www.theppk.com/2010/09/peanut-butter-blondies/

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hi everyone. I just bought VwAV and I would like to make Isa's breakfast veggie chorizo recipe from page 20-21 in VwaV. However, among other things, the recipe calls for 1 cup TVP (I have the small kind) to 3 cups water. I know Isa is a mad genius but 3 cups of water seems like a lot.

Has anyone made this before? Any tips for me?

I have the European version and the quantities are the same so it must not be an error.

hi everyone. I just bought VwAV and I would like to make Isa's breakfast veggie chorizo recipe from page 20-21 in VwaV. However, among other things, the recipe calls for 1 cup TVP (I have the small kind) to 3 cups water. I know Isa is a mad genius but 3 cups of water seems like a lot.

Has anyone made this before? Any tips for me?

I have the European version and the quantities are the same so it must not be an error.

I made the Sparkled Ginger Cookies this afternoon, delicious! I also attempted to make the Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies. I had no peanut oil so just used canola, does peanut oil have magic properties? My CTC mix came up really wet, not rollable at all. I added extra flour and got it just rollable but I was frightened of adding too much flour to the mix and drying it out.

Next on the list if the Chocolate Chip Cookies, it's been ages since I made a choc chip cookie.

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Thanks to my local library sale, I bought this today for $1.00. I actually did a happy dance in the crowded aisle when I found it! I really don't know why they got rid of it because the couple they have are constantly on loan. Going to have to read this whole thread now and write a must-make list but I am going to add that Chorizo above to my meal this evening.

I made the Sparkled Ginger Cookies this afternoon, delicious! I also attempted to make the Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies. I had no peanut oil so just used canola, does peanut oil have magic properties? My CTC mix came up really wet, not rollable at all. I added extra flour and got it just rollable but I was frightened of adding too much flour to the mix and drying it out.

Next on the list if the Chocolate Chip Cookies, it's been ages since I made a choc chip cookie.

I made the chocolate thumbprint cookies today! I also used canola oil (no peanut oil on hand and plus I developed an adult food allergy to all nuts so peanut oil is definitely not an option for me). My CTC dough also came out wetter than I expected, but moistening my palms with water (like Isa suggested) did help me roll the dough into a ball. Then hubby dipped a spatula in water to flatten them out a bit. The CTC tasted freakn' fantastic, such a rich chocolaty taste! I would definitely make these cookies instead, but instead of using jam in the middles, I might just bake the choc cookies for the entire baking time and then just drizzle some homemade icing over them, hubby thought an orange flavored icing would go well with the rich chocolate flavor.

Glad to know the ginger cookies came out fantastic!

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Thanks to my local library sale, I bought this today for $1.00. I actually did a happy dance in the crowded aisle when I found it! I really don't know why they got rid of it because the couple they have are constantly on loan. Going to have to read this whole thread now and write a must-make list but I am going to add that Chorizo above to my meal this evening.

that is indeed worth a happy dance! I would have done the exact same thing. How did the chorizo turn out for you?

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that is indeed worth a happy dance! I would have done the exact same thing. How did the chorizo turn out for you?

omg....it was awesome. I put it in with some penne, greens, beans and a light tom sauce (with lots of nooch) and it was sooooo good. It was one of those, "If I make another recipe, can I possible fit it into my stomach?"

had a question about the tempeh sausage crumbles on page 22. was wondering if could sub TVP. basically do what i need to do to re-hydrate the TVP and then follow directions as isa wrote. didn't know if the TVP would dry out if it was cooked over medium heat until lightly browned for about 10 minutes.

then, i'd like to use the tvp crumbles in the the 'white bean and tempeh sausage gravy' on page 27.

what do y'all think? would the TVP substitute work??

_________________"....but I finally found block tempeh a few weeks ago with the intent to give it my virginity." -Moon

had a question about the tempeh sausage crumbles on page 22. was wondering if could sub TVP. basically do what i need to do to re-hydrate the TVP and then follow directions as isa wrote. didn't know if the TVP would dry out if it was cooked over medium heat until lightly browned for about 10 minutes.

then, i'd like to use the tvp crumbles in the the 'white bean and tempeh sausage gravy' on page 27.

what do y'all think? would the TVP substitute work??

The texture would be softer, but I think it would be okay, since it doesn't really have to hold together or anything.